The Best Cities in South America To Travel by Bike
There’s a big drive to make cities more bicycle-friendly, both for residents and visitors. Many cities in South America now have bike-share schemes, some for free, that make it easy to hop between sights and neighbourhoods. Here’s a selection of cities in South America who are driving this concept forward and supporting locals to leave the car and get moving.
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Bogotá, Colombia
With its Bicicorredores program, Bogotá has one of the highest amount of reported bicycle trips per day (611,472) in South America.
México City
Paseo dominical en biciCiudad de México, MexicoEvery Sunday from 8am to 2pm, Paseo de la Reforma avenue closes its car transit so hundreds of persons can stroll around on their bicycles, roller skates, skateboards or simply by foot.
Ecobici has the largest fleet of bicycles in the continent with over 4,000. México City is also the fourth ranked city in the world for bicycle use.
Buenos Aires, Argentina
EcoBici have free automatic stations, 24 hours service and bike trails that run several neighbourhoods.
Montevideo, Uruguay
Santiago, Chile
Santiago is a very bike friendly city. It has many rental spots and bike paths around the centre. More than 510,569 daily trips are made by bicycle.
Rio de Janeiro
São Paulo
Rio de Janeiro and São Paulo have the highest number of bicycle lanes in South America.
Rosario, Argentina
Rosario is ideal to discover on two wheels. If you’re visiting check out the rental company Mi Bici Tu Bic.